python: use absolute import for SOVERSION

[notmuch] / bindings / python / notmuch / globals.py

diff --git a/bindings/python/notmuch/globals.py b/bindings/python/notmuch/globals.py
index c7632c3266d428cc42ee43c652701df13c7364dd..70cfdc3d12f5d3d7b6e6a84208ec7c133926afa3 100644 (file)
--- a/bindings/python/notmuch/globals.py
+++ b/bindings/python/notmuch/globals.py
@@ -18,11 +18,16 @@ Copyright 2010 Sebastian Spaeth <Sebastian@SSpaeth.de>
 """
 
 from ctypes import CDLL, Structure, POINTER
+from notmuch.version import SOVERSION
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #package-global instance of the notmuch library
 try:
-    nmlib = CDLL("libnotmuch.so.3")
+    from os import uname
+    if uname()[0] == 'Darwin':
+        nmlib = CDLL("libnotmuch.{0:s}.dylib".format(SOVERSION))
+    else:
+        nmlib = CDLL("libnotmuch.so.{0:s}".format(SOVERSION))
 except:
     raise ImportError("Could not find shared 'notmuch' library.")